Best photography from around the world, Feb.17

People visiting the historical Derawar Fort in Cholistan desert, Pakistan. Derawar fort is the largest and the most superlatively preserved fort of Cholistan. The powerful fort was built in 1733 by the rulers of the state of Bahawalpur and it towers are visible from miles around. Omer Saleem / EPA

Haitian revelers, with bodies painted in motor oil, depicting the devil perform during the second day of 2015 National Carnival Parade in Port-au-Prince. Hector Retamal / AFP

A Palestinian boy cries during the funeral of 9-months old Palestinian boy Ezz Al-deen Al-Kafarana, following his death in a fire, reportedly caused by an electrical fault, at a UN-school sheltering Palestinians. Mohammed Abed / AFP

Moe Kyaw Than, 45, a volunteer with the Myanmar Red Cross Society reacts after he was wounded when the convoy he was in was fired upon by the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA), between the capital of Kokang, Laukkai, and Chinshwehaw. Soe Zeya Tun / Reuters

Indian devotees travel on a ferry to Umananda, left, a river island in the Brahmaputra that houses a Shiva temple, during Shivratri festival in Gauhati, India. Anupam Nath / AP

Volunteers of Myanmar Red Cross organisation carry wounded volunteer Moe Kyaw, 45, as the war victims fleeing from Laukkai sit on the truck after vehicles of rescue convoy were attacked by Kokang rebels near self-administered Kokang capital Laukkai, northern Shan State, Myanmar. Lynn Bo Bo / EPA

A reveler wearing a costume plays in the mud during the traditional “Bloco da Lama” or “Mud Block” carnival party, in Paraty, Brazil. Leo Correa / AP

The National View’s photo editors pick the best images of the day from around the world